Israel gradually reopened a Jerusalem holy site Sunday after taking the rare step of shutting it down following a deadly assault there that sparked concerns of a fresh round of violence. Early Sunday, Israeli police said security forces shot dead a Palestinian assailant behind a pair of recent shooting attacks. During that period, Israeli forces have killed more than 255 Palestinians, most of them said by Israel to be attackers, while others were killed in clashes with Israeli forces. Israel blames the violence on incitement by Palestinian political and religious leaders compounded on social media sites that glorify violence and encourage attacks. Israel has previously accused Palestinians of stockpiling rocks and other projectiles in one of the mosques in the holy compound.

Source: CBC News July 16, 2017 10:33 UTC